Margery Seymour (Wentworth), Lady Seymour (1478 - 1550) - Genealogy Margery Seymour About Lady Margery Seymour (Wentworth) Margery Wentworth ( Not to be confused with the American poet Marjory Wentworth. ) Margery Wentworth, also known as Margaret Wentworth (c. 1478[1] – 18 October 1550[2]) was the wife of Sir John Seymour and the mother of Queen Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII of England. She was the grandmother of King Edward VI of England.

Margery was born in about 1478, the daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth and Anne Say, daughter of Sir John Say and Elizabeth Cheney.[1][3] Margery's first cousins, courtiers Elizabeth and Edmund Howard, were parents to an earlier and later royal wife than her daughter: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, respectively.[4][5] Elizabeth Cheney's first husband was Frederick Tylney, father of Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey.[3] This made Anne Say although not of peerage-level nobility herself, the half-sister of a countess.[6] Wentworth was also a descendant of King Edward III, this remote royal ancestry is partly why Henry VIII found Jane Seymour (her daughter) marriageable.[7] Margery's father, Henry Wentworth, rose to be a critical component of Yorkshire and Suffolk politics: in 1489, during the Yorkshire uprising against Henry VII who had championed unity and married the female main claimant heir of increasingly irrelevant, dying dynasty, he left his home and was named the steward of Knaresborough, earning him the privilege to keep the peace in the name of the first Earl of Surrey.

After this, he was awarded the title of the Sheriff of Yorkshire.[6] The name Seymour comes from the Old English word "sae," which translates into sea, and "mere," meaning lake or pond. In the Anglo-Saxon community, "Seymour" originated in the Yorkshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk regions.[citation needed] The Seymours were descendants of a companion of William the Conqueror, who took his name from St. Maur-sur-Loire in Touraine, and who was an ancestor of William de St. Maur.[1] She was given a place in the household of her aunt, the Countess of Surrey, where she met the poet John Skelton, whose muse she became.[3] She was considered a great beauty by Skelton and others. In poetry dedicated to her he praised her demeanor. Skelton's poem, Garland of Laurel, in which ten women in addition to the Countess weave a crown of laurel for Skelton himself, portrays Margery as a shy, kind girl, and compares her to primrose and columbine.

The other nine women from the poem are: Elizabeth Howard, Muriel Howard, Lady Anne Dacre of the South, Margaret Tynley, Jane Blenner-Haiset, Isabel Pennell, Margaret Hussey, Gertrude Statham, and Isabel Knyght.[6] On October 22, 1494, Margery married Sir John Seymour (1476 – 21 December 1536)[8] of Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.[9] On the same day, her father Henry remarried Lady Elizabeth Scrope.[6] Margery and her husband had nine children together:[9][10] Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector of Edward VI (c.

1500[11]/1506[1] – 22 Jan 1552)[12] married firstly Catherine, daughter of Sir William Filliol[1] and secondly Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Stanhope.[1] Sir Henry Seymour (1503 – 1578) married Barbara, daughter of Morgan Wolfe[13] Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c. 1508 – 20 March 1549) married Catherine Parr, widow of Henry VIII.[14][15] John Seymour (died young)[16] Anthony Seymour (died c. 1528)[17][18] Jane Seymour, (c. 1509 – 24 October 1537). queen Consort of Henry VIII and the mother of Edward VI.[9][19] Elizabeth Seymour (c. 1518[20] – 19 Mar 1568[21]), married firstly Sir Anthony Ughtred. Married secondly Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell.

Her third husband was John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester.[22] Margery Seymour (died c. 1528)[17][18] Dorothy Seymour[16] married firstly, Sir Clement Smith (c. 1507 – 26 August 1552) of Little Baddow, Essex[23][24] and secondly, Thomas Leventhorpe of Shingle Hall,[25] Hertfordshire.[16][26] It is presumed that Margery and John had a good relationship in their marriage.[9] After her husband's death, instead of remarrying, she took a larger role in her children's education while running Wulfhall. Notably, her eldest daughter, Jane, was not schooled in a formal setting; Margery instead had her disciplined in more traditional roles that she deemed suitable.[27] Her son Edward, a soldier and royal servant, would become the Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector. He was the eldest surviving child of the Seymour's.[11] She died of natural causes on 18 October 1550,[2][28] in the presence of her family.

From: _________________ HENRY, son of HENRY VII King of England & his wife Elizabeth of York (Greenwich Palace, Kent 28 Jun 1491-Whitehall Palace, London 28 Jan 1547, bur St George's Chapel, Windsor). A manuscript calendar records the birth “IV Kal Jul” in 1491 of “Henricus 2us fi Henrici vii qui p´ea creatus e pinceps Wallie”[799]. Created Duke of York 31 Oct 1494. He succeeded his brother as Duke of Cornwall 2 Apr 1502. Created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester 18 Feb 1504. He succeeded his father 22 Apr 1509 as HENRY VIII King of England. Crowned 24 Jun 1509 at Westminster Abbey. King of Ireland from 1542. A manuscript calendar records the death “V Kal Feb” in 1546 (O.S.) of “the noble Prynce Henry the eight”[800]. ..............

m thirdly (Whitehall Palace, London 30 May 1536) JANE Seymour, daughter of Sir JOHN Seymour & his wife Margaret Wentworth ([Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire] [1509/10]-Hampton Court Palace in childbirth 24 Oct 1537, bur St George’s Chapel, Windsor). A manuscript calendar records the death “xxiv Oct” in 1537 of “Quene Jane the wife of kinge Henry the viii”[801]. Sir Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Earl Hertford+4,5 b. c 1500, d. 22 Jan 1552 Sir Thomas Seymour, 1st Lord Seymour6,7 b. c 1508, d. 20 Mar 1549 Jane Seymour+1,3,8 b. 1509, d. 24 Oct 1537 Elizabeth Seymour+ b. c 1511, d.

bt 13 Apr 1562 - 9 Jun 1563 Citations 1.[S11575] The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, by Gerald Paget, Vol. I, p. 92. 2.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 381. 3.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 611. 4.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/1, p. 59-65. 5.[S11583] The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, by Vernon James Watney, p., 702. 6.[S11575] The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, by Gerald Paget, Vol. I, p. 33.

7.[S11568] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VII, p. 484. 8.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 728-730. 1. Sir Richard, of whom hereafter. 2. Edward, who inherited Hawston, Co. Cambridge, and was living, 17 August, 1499. 3. Jane, living, 1499, unmarried. 4. Dorothy, unmarried, in 1499; bur subsequently married Sir Robert Broughton, Kt. 5. Elizabeth, who married, 1st Sir Robert Darcy, Kt., of Danbury, Co. Essex; and 2d, Sir Thomas Wyndham, Kt., of Felbrigg, Co. Norfolk. 6. Margery, who married Sir John Seymour, Kt., of Wolf Hall, Co. Wilts. He died in 1536, and she in 1550.

Of their children, Edward Seymour became Duke of Somerset and Lord Protector, and was beheaded 22 Janurary, 1552; and Jane became the third wife of King Henry VIII., and was the mother of King Edward VI. The line was continued by _________________ From: ) ___________________ Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, KG, (c. 1500[2] – 22 January 1552) was Lord Protector of England during the minority of his nephew King Edward VI (1547–1553), in the period between the death of King Henry VIII in 1547 and his own indictment in 1549. Edward Seymour was born circa 1500, the son of Sir John Seymour (1474-1536) by his wife Margery Wentworth. In 1514 aged about 14 he received an appointment in the household of Mary Tudor.

When Edward's sister Jane Seymour married King Henry VIII in 1536, he was created Viscount Beauchamp on 5 June 1536, and Earl of Hertford on 15 October 1537. He became Warden of the Scottish Marches and continued in royal favour after his sister's death on 24 October 1537. .... etc.

Edward Seymour married twice: Firstly in about 1527, to Catherine Fillol, (or Filliol) (c.1507-1535) a daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Fillol (1453-1527), of Fillol's Hall, Essex and Woodlands, Horton, Dorset.[54] By Catherine he had two sons: John Seymour (1527 – 19 December 1552) Lord Edward Seymour (1529–1593)[55] of Berry Pomeroy, Devon, Sheriff of Devon.[56] Secondly, before 9 March 1535, to Anne Stanhope (c.1510-1587), only child and sole heiress of Sir Edward Stanhope (1462-1511) by his wife Elizabeth Bourchier (c.1473-1557), daughter of Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (1445-1479).

Seymour's suspicions about the fathering of Catherine Fillol's sons led him to pass an Act of Parliament in 1540, entailing his estates away from the children of his first wife in favour of the children of Anne Stanhope.[57] By Anne, he had ten children: Edward Seymour, Viscount Beauchamp of Hache (12 October 1537 – 1539) Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford (second creation of that title) (22 May 1539 – 1621), who married thrice: firstly in November 1560, Lady Catherine Grey, by whom he had two sons; secondly in 1582 to Frances Howard; thirdly in 1601 to Frances Prannell. Lady Anne Seymour (1538–1588), who married twice: firstly to John Dudley, 2nd Earl of Warwick; secondly to Sir Edward Unton, MP, by whom she had issue.

Lord Henry Seymour (1540–?) married Lady Joan Percy, daughter of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland Lady Margaret Seymour (1540 - ?) a noted Elizabethan author Lady Jane Seymour (1541–1561) Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth I, also a noted Elizabethan author Lady Catherine Seymour Lord Edward Seymour (1548–1574), died unmarried and without issue Lady Mary Seymour (born 1552) married thrice: firstly to Andrew Rogers, of Bryanstone, Dorset; secondly to Sir Henry Peyton; thirdly to General Francis Cosbie. Lady Elizabeth Seymour (1552 – 3 June 1602), who married Sir Richard Knightley, of Fawsley, Northamptonshire The line of Edward Seymour and Anne Stanhope died out with the seventh Duke of Somerset in 1750, when the descendants of Edward Seymour by his first wife, Catherine Fillol, inherited the Somerset dukedom in accordance with the Private Act of 1541.[57] From: ___________________ Sir Henry Seymour (c.

1503 – 5 April 1578)[1] was an English landowner and MP, the brother of Jane Seymour, queen consort of Henry VIII, and consequently uncle to Edward VI.[1] He was created a Knight of the Bath after his nephew's coronation.[2] Sir Henry Seymour was born around 1503, probably at Wulfhall, Wiltshire.[3] He was the third son of Sir John Seymour (c.1474[4][5] – 21 December 1536.[6]) and Margery Wentworth (c. 1478[7] – 18 October 1550[8]).

His family rose to prominence following his sister Jane's marriage to the King in 1536.[1] As well as Queen Jane, Henry Seymour's siblings included Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell, the daughter-in-law of Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell; Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, who was Lord Protector of England during the minority of their nephew; and Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, the fourth husband of Catherine Parr, and stepfather to the future Elizabeth I.[7] .... etc. Henry Seymour married Barbara (born c. 1515), the daughter of Morgan Wolfe, and by her had three sons and seven daughters:[1][14] Sir John Seymour married Susan, youngest daughter of lord Chidiock Powlett, third son of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, by his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Sir William Capel, Lord Mayor of London. They had three sons:[15] .... etc. Jane Seymour (died February 1634) married Sir John Rodney (c. 1551–died 6 August 1612) of Stoke Rodney, Somersetshire.

They had sixteen children, of whom four sons and three daughters survived:[16] .... etc. Seymour died at home in Winchester 5 April 1578. He had made his will a week earlier. He was succeeded by his son and heir, John.[1] From: ) _____________________ Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, KG (c. 1508[1] – 20 March 1549[1]) was the brother of the English queen Jane Seymour who was the third wife of King Henry VIII and mother of King Edward VI. He was also the fourth husband of Catherine Parr who was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII. However, he is probably best known for his influence in the life of the future Queen Elizabeth I. Thomas was the son of Sir John Seymour and Margaret Wentworth. He grew up at Wulfhall, the Seymour family home, in Wiltshire, a county in southwest England. The Seymours were a family of country gentry, who, like most holders of manorial rights, traced their ancestry to a Norman origin.[2] To his contemporaries, he was forceful and reckless, and also, very attractive to women.

Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, a boyhood friend of King Edward, described Thomas Seymour as "hardy, wise and liberal ... fierce in courage, courtly in fashion, in personage stately, in voice magnificent, but somewhat empty of matter."[3] And though ambitious, his brother, Edward Seymour, far surpassed and out-distanced him in their rivalry over control of their nephew, Edward Tudor, and for power.[4] He was executed for treason. .... etc. Although his name had been linked to Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond, he was still unmarried at the time of the King's death. He had previously shown some interest in marrying either of Henry’s daughters, Elizabeth or Mary; however, within weeks of Henry’s death, Thomas had rekindled the affair with Catherine Parr, and they were secretly married in April or May of 1547, too soon after the king's death, to suit many.[9] Anne Stanhope, Somerset's proud wife, disliked Catherine and Thomas and began to turn many people in court against them. .... etc. .... etc. In September 1548, Catherine gave birth to a daughter. In the following days, she became uncharacteristically hostile and delusional.

Thomas laid in bed with her to quiet her, but she did not get better, and died of complications due to childbirth, .... etc. From: _________________ Jane Seymour (c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England from 1536 to 1537 as the third wife of King Henry VIII. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution for high treason, incest and adultery in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who reigned as Edward VI. She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. She was the only wife of Henry VIII whose son survived infancy. Jane Seymour was likely born at Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, the daughter of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth. Through her maternal grandfather, she was a descendant of King Edward III of England through Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence.[1] Because of this, she and King Henry VIII were fifth cousins.

She was a half-second cousin to her predecessor Anne Boleyn, sharing a great-grandmother, Elizabeth Cheney.[2] .... etc. King Henry VIII was betrothed to Jane on 20 May 1536, just one day after Anne Boleyn's execution. The couple married at the Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London, in the Queen's closet by Bishop Gardiner[8] on 30 May 1536. As a wedding gift the King made her a grant of 104 manors .... etc. .... She went into confinement in September 1537 and gave birth to the coveted male heir, the future King Edward VI, at two o'clock in the morning[15] on 12 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace.[16] Edward was christened on 15 October 1537, without his mother in attendance, as was the custom .... etc. .... Jane Seymour died on 24 October 1537 at Hampton Court Palace at Kingston upon Thames. .... etc. From: _____________________ Elizabeth Seymour (c.

1518 – 19 March 1568[2]) was the daughter of Sir John Seymour of Wulfhall, Wiltshire and Margery Wentworth.[4] Elizabeth and her sister Jane, served in the household of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII.[5][6] .... etc. Elizabeth lived under four Tudor monarchs and was married three times. In 1531, she married Sir Anthony Ughtred, Governor of Jersey, who died in 1534. She then married Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell, the son of Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII in 1537, who died in 1551. She married her third and last husband, John Paulet, lord St John, the son of William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester in 1554.[14] .... etc. Elizabeth Seymour was probably born at Wulfhall around 1518.

Details of her early life and education are scarce; however, there is evidence that Elizabeth was an intelligent woman, who could read and write proficiently,[31] and was skilled in needlework.[32] She played a brief, but prominent role in the 1530s and 1540s during the rise to power of her father-in-law, Thomas Cromwell and of her brother, Edward.[33] Elizabeth and her sister, Jane, served in the household of Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, their second cousin.[34][35] Elizabeth Seymour married three times and by her first two marriages had seven children. She is best known as the wife of Gregory Cromwell. In January 1531,[36] Elizabeth married, as his second wife,[37] Sir Anthony Ughtred, of Kexby, Yorkshire.[14] The couple had two children: Henry Ughtred, (c. 1533[38] – c.

1598), born at Mont Orgueil, Jersey,[39] married Elizabeth, daughter to John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester and his first wife Elizabeth Willoughby and the widow of Sir William Courtenay.[40] After his wife's death in 1576,[41] Henry remarried, however the identity of his second wife is not recorded.[40] Margery Ughtred, (c.

1535 – ) married William Hungate of Burnby,Yorkshire.[42] In the same month, Henry VIII granted the couple the manors of Lepington and Kexby, Yorkshire, that were previously held by Cardinal Thomas Wolsey.[36] Elizabeth was well-placed at court, in the service of Anne Boleyn, to support her husband's interests.[32][35] In August 1532, when the pro-Boleyn Sir Anthony Ughtred was appointed captain and Governor of Jersey, it was almost certainly due to the influence of Anne Boleyn.[35][39] He served in person, and remained in the post until his death.[39] Sir Anthony Ughtred died 6 October 1534 on the island of Jersey, and was buried in the chapel of St George, in the castle of Mont Orgueil.[43] After her husband's death, Elizabeth returned to Kexby, Yorkshire where her daughter, Margery was probably born.[42] Her one-year-old son, Henry, remained on the island for a time, in the care of Helier de Carteret, Bailiff of Jersey. .... etc.

Duke of Somerset Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Duke of Somerset The Duke of Somerset is a title in the peerage of England that has been created several times. It is particularly associated with two families; the Beauforts who held the title from the creation of 1448 and the Seymours, from the creation of 1547 and in whose name the title is still held.. The only subsidiary title of the Duke of Somerset is Baron Seymour, which is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son and heir of the Duke. Thus, the Duke of Somerset's heir has the lowest courtesy title; aside from the Duke of Manchester, who holds only a subsidiary Viscounty, all other Dukes have a subsidiary Earldom or Marquessate that is used as a courtesy title. Several other titles have been held by the Duke of Somerset, but have become extinct.

These include: Earl of Kendal (created 1443; extinct 1444), Viscount Rochester (created 1611; extinct 1645), Viscount Beauchamp of Hache (created 1536; extinct 1750), Earl of Hertford (created 1537, 1559; extinct 1750), Marquess of Hertford (created 1640; extinct 1675), Baron Seymour of Trowbridge (created 1641; extinct 1750), Baron Percy (created 1722; extinct 1750), Baron Cockermouth (created 1749; extinct 1750), Earl of Egremont (created 1749; extinct 1750), and Earl St. Maur (created 1863; extinct 1885). Table of contents 13 Duke of Somerset, fifth Creation (1547) Creation of Empress Maud William de Mohun of Dunster (?-c.

1155 ) a favourite of Empress Maud and a loyal supporter of her in the war against Stephen (during which he earned the epithet of the "Scourge of the West") was conferred with the title Earl of Somerset, in 1141 . In the foundation charter of the priory at Bruton he describes himself as "Willielmus de Moyne, comes Somersetensis". The title was not recognised by Stephen or Henry II , and his descendants did not use the title. Beaufort Creation John Beaufort ( 1371 / 1373 - 1410 ) was the eldest son from John of Gaunt 's marriage to Katherine Swynford . He was created Earl of Somerset on 10 February 1397 and on 9 September 1397 he was created Marquess of Somerset following his marriage to Margaret de Holand, daughter of Thomas de Holand, 2nd Earl of Kent was created Marquess of Dorset on 29 September 1397 . In 1399 upon the accession of Henry IV his marquessates were revoked.

The Commons petitioned the King for his restoration but he himself objected stating "the name of marquess is a strange name in this realm". He was succeeded as Earl of Somerset by his son Henry Beaufort ( 1401 - 1418 ), but his early death left the title to his brother John Beaufort ( 1404 - 1444 ). He was created Duke of Somerset and Earl of Kendal on 28 August 1443 . He died on 27 May 1444 , possibly through suicide. The dukedom and the Earldom of Kendal became extinct. The Earldom of Somerset passed to his brother Edmund Beaufort , Count of Mortain (c. 1406 - 1455 ). Edmund had been created Earl of Dorset on 18 August 1442 and Marquess of Dorset on 24 June 1443 . He was created Duke of Somerset under a new creation on 31 March 1448 . However he is usually referred to as the 2nd Duke of Somerset.

The 2nd duke was killed at the 1st Battle of St Albans on 22 May 1455 and his titles passed to his son Henry Beaufort ( 1436 - 1464 ) who had been known as the Earl of Dorset since his father's creation as Duke of Somerset. After the defeat at the battle of Towton on 29 March 1461 he fled to Scotland and was attained on 4 November 1461 . All his honours and estates were declared forfeit. His titles were restored to him on 10 March 1463 but he deserted the King and was captured and beheaded after the battle of Hexham on 15 May 1464 . He was unmarried but his illegitimate son Charles Somerset became the 1st Earl of Worcester. Henry's titles were forfeited by act of parliament; but his brother Edmund Beaufort (c. 1439 - 1471 ) was styled Duke of Somerset by the Lancastrians . After the Battle of Tewkesbury on 4 May 1471 he fled and took refuge in Tewkesbury Abbey .

He was beheaded by the Yorkists , and buried in the abbey church. Upon his death the house of Beaufort became extinct. Later Creations In 1499 Henry VII nominated his infant son Edmund to the dukedom of Somerset at his baptism, but the child, just over a year old when he died, was probably never formally created a peer. Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset Edward Seymour (c. 1500 - 1552 ), brother of Henry VIII 's wife Jane Seymour , became Lord Protector of England during Minority between 1547 and 1549 . Edward married twice; he divorced his first wife Catherine Fillol (disowning her and her children) in around 1535 and married Anne Stanhope who bore him nine children. He was created Viscount Beauchamp of Hache, in 1536 and Earl of Hertford in 1537 . In 1547 he made himself Duke of Somerset. His position as Lord Protector was usurped by John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (later Duke of Northumberland ).

His titles were forfeited and he was beheaded on 22 Jan 1552 . In 1644 Charles I granted the earldom of Glamorgan to Edward Somerset ( 1613 - 1667 ). He was a descendant of Charles Somerset, the illegitimate son of Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset. In return for obtaining military help from Ireland he promised Edward the title of Duke of Somerset. Under the Commonwealth Edward was banished from England and his estates were seized. At the Restoration his estates were restored, and he claimed the dukedom of Somerset as promised to him by Charles I. The claim was rejected by the House of Lords and neither was the title of Earl of Glamorgan. Edward Seymour ( 1538 - 1621 ) was a son of Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, from his second marriage. He had been created Earl of Hertford, in 1559 under Elizabeth .

The Earl of Hertford's grandson William Seymour ( 1588 � 1660 ) secretly married Lady Arabella Stuart ( 1575 - 1615 ) on 22 June 1610 . She was the niece of Lord Darnley , a cousin of James I and next in succession to both Scottish and English thrones. Both William and Arabella were imprisoned but managed to escape. William fled to Paris but Arabella was recaptured. She was imprisoned in the Tower of London where she died in 1615 . William returned to England shortly after her death and inherited his father's titles in 1621 . He was made Marquess of Hertford in 1640 and on 13 September 1660 shortly before his death on 24 October the title of Duke of Somerset was restored to him and the Seymour family.

He had outlived his three eldest sons and the dukedom passed to William Seymour ( 1654 - 1671 ) who was the son of Henry Seymour, Lord Beauchamp ( 1626 - 1654 ), the 2nd duke's eldest son. The 3rd duke died unmarried and the title passed to John Seymour (bef. 1646 - 1675 ) the last surviving son of the 2nd Duke. On his death without issue in 29 April 1675 the marquessate of Hertford became extinct. His cousin Francis Seymour, 3rd Baron Seymour of Trowbridge ( 1658 � 1678 ) became 5th Duke of Somerset. He was the eldest surviving son of Charles Seymour ( 1621 - 1665 ), whose father Sir Francis Seymour (c. 1590 � 1664 ), a younger brother of the 2nd Duke of Somerset, had been created Baron Seymour of Trowbridge in 1641 .

When he died unmarried in 1678 , the title passed to his uncle, Charles Seymour ( 1662 - 1748 ) youngest son of the 2nd Baron Trowbridge. The 6th Duke, was known as "the Proud Duke" and was a favourite of Queen Anne . He married firstly Lady Elizabeth Percy daughter of Joceline Percy, 11th Earl of Northumberland ( 1644 - 1670 ). She died in 1622 and in 1625 he married Lady Charlotte Finch (?- 1773 ) daughter of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham . The 6th duke died 2 December 1748 at age 86 leaving the title to his son from his first marriage Algernon Seymour ( 1684 - 1750 ). Algernon had been created Baron Percy in 1722 . After succeeding his father as 7th Duke of Somerset he created was Earl of Northumberland in 1749 . The Earldom of Northumberland having become extinct with the passing of his maternal grandfather in 1670 .

The remainder for the earldom was to pass to Sir Hugh Smithson, husband of Algernon's daughter Elizabeth Seymour (bef. 1730 - 1776 ) whilst the titles Baron Cockermouth and Earl of Egremont, were remaindered to the children of his sister, Lady Catherine Seymour ( 1693 - 1731 ). On his death without male issue in February 1750 these titles therefore passed to different families in accordance with the remainders in the patents of their creation. The earldom of Hertford, the barony of Beauchamp, and the barony of Seymour of Trowbridge became extinct; and the dukedom of Somerset, together with the barony of Seymour, devolved on his distant cousin. Sir Edward Seymour, 6th baronet of Berry Pomeroy ( 1701 - 1757 ) became the 8th Duke of Somerset in 1750.

The 1st baronet was Edward Seymour ( 1556 - 1613 ) grandson of the 1st Duke of Somerset, son of Edward Seymour ( 1527 / 1535 - 1593 ) who was the 1st duke's eldest son from his first marriage to Catherine Fillol. The 6th baronet was thus 7 generations removed from the 1st Duke. The 4th Baronet had been speaker of the House of Commons during the reign of Charles II . Upon the death of the 8th duke he was succeeded by his eldest son Edward Seymour ( 1717 - 1792 ). He died unmarried and was succeeded by his brother Webb Seymour ( 1718 - 1793 ) who became the 10th Duke. His son Edward Adolphus Seymour ( 1775 - 1855 ) was a noted mathematician and became the 11th Duke upon his father's death. He changed the family name to St. Maur but Seymour was still very often used. Earl St.

Maur The 11th duke was succeeded by his eldest son Edward Adolphus Seymour ( 1804 - 1885 ) who was created Earl St. Maur of Berry Pomeroy in 1863 . His eldest son Edward Adolphus Ferdinand Seymour ( 1835 - 1869 ) was known as Lord Seymour until 1863 when he took his father's new creation as a courtesy title. Commonly known as Ferdy, he was an adventurer who joined Garibaldi 's army under the assumed name of Capt. Richard Sarsfield. In 1866 he began a relationship with a 17-year-old maid called Rosina Swan. The Earl took Rosina with him during his travels, returning to England with her in 1868 to live near Brighton . Ferdy and Rosina had two children; a girl named Ruth ( 1867 - 1953 ) was born whilst the couple were in Tangier and a boy named Richard Harold St. Maur ( 1869 - 1927 ) was born in Brighton shortly before the death of his father.

Had the earl married Rosina, Harold would have been the heir to his grandfather's dukedom and for this reason Harold tried to find proof that the couple had married whilst they were living in the Netherlands, offering reward of �50 for evidence to support the claim, but was unsuccessful. The 12th Duke died on 28 December 1885 aged 81 outliving both of his sons and the title passed to his aged unmarried brother Archibald Henry Algernon Seymour ( 1810 - 1891 ), when he died a few years later, the youngest brother Algernon Percy Banks St. Maur ( 1813 - 1894 ) became the 14th Duke. Three and a half years later he was dead. His son Algernon Seymour ( 1846 - 1923 ) became the 15th Duke. He died without children and the title passed to his distant cousin Edward Hamilton Seymour ( 1860 - 1931 ).

He was the great great grandson of Francis Seymour, Dean of Wells ( 1726 - 1799 ), youngest son of the 8th duke. He was succeeded by his son Evelyn Francis Seymour ( 1882 - 1954 ) who passed the title on to his son Percy Hamilton Seymour ( 1910 - 1984 ). The title is currently held by his son John Michael Edward Seymour who was born in 1952 . The current heir to the title is Lord Sebastian Edward, Lord Seymour who was born in 1982 . Earls of Somerset, first Creation (1141) William de Mohun, 1st Earl of Somerset (d.

c.1155) Ten dukes-a-dining: Gathered together over lunch for a unique picture, the grandees with £2bn and 340,000 acres between them | Daily Mail Online Ten dukes-a-dining: Gathered together over lunch for a unique picture, the grandees with £2bn and 340,000 acres between them comments At first glance, it might resemble the board meeting of a firm of auctioneers or a convention of prep school headmasters. On closer inspection, it is actually a remarkable portrait of the grandest club in Britain, a super-elite who account for some 340,000 acres, more than £2billion and 4,505 years of aristocratic moving and shaking. Some owe their fortunes to bravery in battle, others to royal philandering or political chicanery. But they are all distantly related to each other and they are all addressed in exactly the same way: Your Grace. Outside the Royal Family, dukedoms have only ever been granted to a handful of men of power and influence. The assembled: (from left to right) 1.

James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose; 2. David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland; 3. John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset; 4. Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland; 5. Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford; 6. Edward Fizalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk; 7. Torquhil Campbell, 18th Duke of Argyll; 8. Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster; 9. Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans; 10. Arthur Wellesey, 8th Duke of Wellington. See list below for details Dukes are just one rung down from royalty in the social pecking order and enjoy a special status way above the rank and file of the aristocracy. As peerages go, it's the jackpot. Today, there are just 24 non-royal dukes in existence, down from a total of 40 in their Georgian heyday.

And it's fair to say that no modern monarch or government is likely to create any more. So, to celebrate its 300th birthday, Tatler magazine decided to invite this dwindling band of mega-toffs to a ducal lunch. The result was the largest gathering of dukes since the Coronation of 1953. Some were too frail to attend. Some live abroad. But ten of them gathered for oysters and Dover sole in London's clubland. And the result is this intriguing study of 21st century nobility. 'After 300 years, we wanted to recapture the spirit of the original Tatler, and what better than a room full of dukes,' says Tatler editor Catherine Ostler. Once, the holders of these titles would have been the A-list celebrities of their time. Today, most people would be pushed to name a single one of them. With hereditary peers cast out into the political wilderness, dukes might seem little more than a comic anachronism in modern Britain. While they retain their rank and social clout, their only power is financial.

In the case of, say, the Duke of Bedford, this amounts to £500million in art, London property and a large slab of Home Counties commuter belt. As for the Duke of Leinster, whose grandfather ran a teashop, it is next to nothing. A very special edition: The picture appears in the November issue of Tatler magazine Yet many dukes still play an active part in public life. The Duke of Norfolk, as hereditary Earl Marshal, is still responsible for organising the State Opening of Parliament and any coronations which should occur. The Duke of Northumberland runs several public bodies across the North East while his wife is the local Lord Lieutenant. The very first dukedom was a royal affair. In 1337, Edward III created his son, the Black Prince, the Duke of Cornwall. The title derives from the Latin dux - leader - and, throughout history, fewer than 500 British men have held the rank of 'Duke'. The last non-royal dukedom was created in 1900 for the former Earl of Fife, who was upgraded to Duke following his wedding to Queen Victoria's granddaughter.

There might have been a new one in 1955 when the Queen offered one to Churchill, but he declined, preferring to die a commoner. The only non-duke at the Tatler gathering was historian Andrew Roberts, invited to chronicle the event. 'They're all related and they all stick up for each other,' he recalls. But he fears that dukes could become an endangered species. 'Not long ago, two important dukedoms - Newcastle and Portland - became extinct,' says the historian. 'So, my parting plea to the dukes was simple, even if it startled some of them. I simply said: 'Keep procreating!' The Who's Who of Dukedom: 1 James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose Age: 72. Title created: 1707. Other titles include Viscount Dundaff and Lord Aberuthven, Mugdock and Fintrie. Seat: Auchmar, a modest estate near Loch Lomond. Wealth: A high-ranking, but lower league landowner with 8,800 acres valued at around £1 million in 2001.

History: The dukedom was awarded for supporting the Act of Union in 1707. The sixth Duke helped to invent the aircraft carrier during World War I. The present Duke spent part of his childhood in a mud hut in Rhodesia (where his father was building a farm). Instead of the usual Eton education, he attended Loretto School in Edinburgh - just like the Chancellor, Alistair Darling. 2 David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland Age: 50. Title created: 1703. Other titles include Marquess of Granby and Baron Roos of Belvoir. Seat: Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. Wealth: Ranked 474th in the latest Rich List, he is valued at £115 million. Estates across Leicestershire (12,000 acres), Derbyshire (10,000 acres), Cambridgeshire (4,000 acres) and Lincolnshire (2,000 acres).

History: While the main seat, Belvoir, is a magnificent 365-room pile with an underground railway and £100 million of art, the family also owns Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, widely recognised as one of Britain's finest medieval and Tudor manor houses. A previous Marquess of Granby (later the third duke) was a popular soldier and helped many of his men with their retirement, hence the number of pubs called the Marquess of Granby. 3 John Seymour, 19th Duke of Somerset Age: 56. Title created: 1547. His other title is Lord Seymour. Seat: Maiden Bradley, Somerset. Wealth: Around 5,000 acres of Somerset, including several villages. History: He is a descendant of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife. The first Duke of Somerset, Edward Seymour, was Jane's brother. The family owns the fourposter oak bed in which Edward VI is said to have been conceived. Having rented out his main house at £50,000 a year, the Duke runs the estate from a smaller house in Devon. 4 Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland Age: 52.

Title created: 1766. Other titles include Earl Percy, Earl of Beverley, Baron Warkworth. Seat: Alnwick Castle, Northumberland. Wealth: With 132,000 acres, Syon Park in West London and a substantial art collection, he is valued at £300 million and ranked No. 178 on the latest Rich List. History: Part of the original Norman Conquest gang, the Percy family have been dominant in their part of the country for centuries. Alnwick Castle is the authentic knight-in-shining-armour fortress and has featured in Blackadder and the Harry Potter films. The present Duke recently sold a Raphael painting to the nation for £22 million, a deal which attracted controversy because of the use of Lottery funds. The newly-refurbished Alnwick Garden is a major tourist attraction. 5 Andrew Russell, 15th Duke of Bedford Age: 47. Title created: 1694. Other titles include Marquess of Tavistock and Baron Howland Seat: Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire Wealth: Valued at £489million.

Owns 23,000 acres and prime central London real estate. History: The first Duke fought on both sides in the Civil War and was ennobled after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The family has made Woburn Abbey a major tourist attraction and the present Duke is busy refurbishing much of the London estate (significantly smaller than it once was after much of it became part of London University). The family were stars of the BBC's Country House series. 6 Edward Fizalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk Age: 53. Title created: 1483. Other titles include Earl of Surrey and Baron Maltravers. Seat: Arundel Castle, West Sussex. Wealth: Half his 30,000 acres are in leafy West Sussex, while the family also owns a ten-acre parcel of London valued at £100 million in 2001. History: As England's senior duke, Norfolk carries the hereditary title of Earl Marshal. As such, he plays an important role in running state occasions.

The family's royal links stretch back centuries and the present Duke's wife, Georgina, stands in for the Queen at rehearsals of the State Opening of Parliament. The Duke's eldest son and heir, Henry, the Earl of Arundel, 21, is a promising Formula Three driver. 7 Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll Age: 41. Title created: 1701. Other titles include Marquess of Kintyre and Lorne, Viscount Lochow and Glenilla and Lord Morvern. Seat: Inveraray Castle, Argyllshire. Wealth: Family owns 60,000 acres of Scotland, valued at £12.5m in 2001. History: The dukedom comes with plenty of baggage, including the hereditary posts of Master of HM's Household in Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland. The family suffered serious scandal in the Sixties, when the divorce proceedings of the 11th duke unearthed a famous photograph of his soon-to-be former wife with a mysterious naked man. The present duke, when not working in the whisky trade, is captain of the Scottish elephant polo team.

8 Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster Age: 61. Title created: 1766. Other titles include Marquess of Kildare and Earl of Offaly Seat: Formerly Carton House, Co. Kildare. Now a farmhouse in Oxfordshire. Wealth: No landholdings of any note, the Duke works as a landscape gardener. History: The FitzGeralds assisted Edward I in his battles against the Scots. The family fortunes declined in the 20th century after the 7th Duke sold his interests in the family estates and was then declared bankrupt. His fourth wife, with whom he opened a teashop in Rye in 1965, was the caretaker of the block of flats in which he lived. Educated at Millfield, the present Duke is president of the Oxfordshire Dyslexia Association. 9 Murray Beauclerk, 14th Duke of St Albans Age: 70. Title created: 1684. Other titles include Earl of Burford, and Baron Heddington. Seat: A terrace house in Knightsbridge, London.

Wealth: Never a great landowning family, the Beauclerks were said to own 4,000 acres, worth £12m, in 2001. History: The first Duke was the illegitimate son of Charles II and Nell Gwyn. Though the present Duke is a Tonbridge-educated chartered accountant, an eccentric strain still runs through family. His heir, the Earl of Burford, has long campaigned to prove his ancestor, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the true author of the works of Shakespeare. In 1999, the young Earl was forcibly expelled from the House of Lords for jumping on the Woolsack and accusing the Government of treason in its expulsion of hereditary peers. 10 Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington Age: 94. Title created: 1814. Other titles include Prince of Waterloo, Duke of Vittoria and Earl of Mornington. Seat: Stratfield Saye House, Hampshire and Apsley House, London. Wealth: 7,000-acre Hampshire estate, 20,000 acres of Belgium and Spain.

Thought to be worth £50m in 2001. History: Like the original Iron Duke, the present Duke had a long Army career, winning the Military Cross and reaching the rank of Brigadier. In later life, he has devoted himself to his estates and charities, coming top in Country Life's 'Good Duke Guide' in 1991. His heir, the Marquess of Douro, is a former Tory MEP while his daughter, Lady Jane Wellesley, was once talked of as a bride for the Prince of Wales. More recent beaux include Melvyn Bragg and Loyd Grossman.

Question: Seymour is the family name of which English duke?
Answer: Duke of Somerset